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to follow up that last post...
Has anyone heard of the term 'Search Pirates' used in reference to larger companies (yelp, white pages etc)? They index your name as part of their service BUT will allow negative comments on their sites about your biz...
How do you not only combat the negativity on those sites BUT avoid the initial hijacking of your company name / location etc being returned by google as a Yelp listing long before you see your company's website in search results?
- good questionsmonospaced
- I googled Search Pirates and aint found jackmoldero
- the term 'search pirates' was tossed at me in a group meeting today... I wrote it down thinking they may have gotten it somewhere... looks like they made it upPonyBoy
- def. a real issue to think about though... I'd think one would want their website to be listed first before some shitty Yelp listing packed w/arbitrary commentsPonyBoy
- That exact yelp behavior has made headlines more than once. Yelp even has the nerve to attempt charging owners for the listing after yelp created it.monospaced
- Happens with doctors too. They are rated on doctor rating sites all over without any consent. People usually review when it’s bad. It’s ugly out there.monospaced
- I listened to a podcast about this I think on reply all. I think there was a solution kind of. It was very convoluted.shellie
- Why downvotes? A legit industry question. Jeez.monospaced
- I’ve unlocked ‘Yuri Status’ with all these DVs. Do I get a secret key or some sort of uber weapon? Maybe an important clue to my journey?PonyBoy
- to be fair you do argue with guys here and call them idiots, i don’t think we spatted yet though did we?GuyFawkes
- PonyBoy is a reasonable person.monospaced
- to be fair... I get called an idiot, twat, dickwad etc on a regular basis... or worse I'm lumped in as a 'Trump' guy simply for differing opinions.PonyBoy
- So... if I respond the same (moldy) it's merely me working w/the conversation at hand. In person I treat you w/the utmost respect... love even.PonyBoy
- you lose your cool with those guys then you’re surprised you get downvotes? come on kevGuyFawkes
- and you probably shouldn’t care so much, i noticed as soon as anyone responds to anything you post here, you reply right awayGuyFawkes
- almost as if your hitting refresh till someone responds then you react, who gives a shit about uv/ dv or what some troll thinks?GuyFawkes
- dog ear and move on mate, like i’m doing right now, ide upvote you but i already did ;)GuyFawkes
- Claiming your business on google (google local? Google my business? Something like t) Should help. You want to show up in the 3 pack above the organic results.monNom
- As a side note. Android's autocorrect seems to prefer to delete entire words rather than try respelling them. Thanks android!monNom
- good advice, moldy... *dog-earring now
monNom... thanks for that info... I didn't even realize Google 'Local' or 'Business' existedPonyBoy